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Recently I met with Bill Dresbach, the owner of Sunset Sauna and Massage. He has owned and operated this business for over 15 years, and he has been in the massage industry as a masseur for over 20 years. Bill is a very astute businessman with an always watchful eye for better techniques to grow his already successful business. The environment is very clean, warm and friendly. There is a beautiful garden in the rear where you can go sit and relax, all of this in the heart of San Francisco. It is truly one of the "best kept secrets in the Bay Area."

According to Bill numerous research studies conducted in the United States, Europe, and Asia have documented that far beyond simply "feeling good," massage therapy has an impressive range of physical, mental, and emotional benefits.

He notes that up to 90% of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related complaints such as headaches, backaches, neck pain, eyestrain, poor concentration, anxiety, depression, irritability, anger, high blood pressure, heart disease and ulcers, as well as physical and emotional exhaustion. All of these can be treated with massage. Furthermore, since massage therapy helps you become more aware of your body and unconsciously held tension, you will begin to recognize tension as it builds during the day so that you can consciously release it before it can have a negative effect on your health.

Muscles can become tight and ineffective for many reasons. Stress, injury, poor circulation, overuse and misuse, can all cause you pain and discomfort as well as restrict your normal range of motion. When left unattended, these conditions can become habitual and hamper the quality of your everyday life. Massage therapy stretches and loosens tight muscles and connective tissue, breaking down and preventing further formation of adhesions and thereby freeing your range of motion.

Like a sponge that is squeezed, a tight muscle can not hold much fluid nor can it allow much fluid to pass through it. This decreases your circulation of blood and increases the strain placed on your heart. This can leave you feeling fatigued and sore, reducing your precious energy reserves. Massage therapy releases contracted muscles and pushes venous blood towards the heart, thus easing the strain on this vital organ. This increase in circulation brings energy-producing nutrients and oxygen to your cells as well as carries away metabolic waste products that can make you feel listless and drained. In addition, massage therapy increases your body's circulation, bringing oxygen to the cells of your body.

Far too many of us face our daily lives with chronic pain due to injuries or illness. Massage therapy helps to decrease chronic pain in two ways. The first is that the trained touch of a massage therapist can activate nerve receptor signals along nerve fibers to temporarily block chronic pain signals from reaching the brain. The second is by the stimulated release of endorphins (the body's natural painkiller) into the brain and nervous system to reduce your feelings of pain and discomfort without the use of unnatural drugs.

The lymphatic system is a major factor in your body's battle to ward off infection and heal injuries. The lymphatic flow is usually very sluggish in most people and especially so in those that have less active lifestyles. Massage therapy not only improves the circulation of blood and its vital nutrients, but also increases the circulation of lymph in your lymphatic system thus helping your body to fight off infection and speeding your recovery from injury or illness.

Tension caused by everyday stress can emotionally drain you, robbing you of the patience and stamina you need to cope with day-to-day life, as well as disrupting your sleep leaving you tired and irritable. Massage therapy relaxes your tense muscles and calms your nervous system, causing your body's rhythm to slow down. As your body slows down, your blood pressure lowers, your heart rate settles, and your breath becomes deeper and more rhythmic, priming you for a perfect night's sleep.

Finally, massage therapy dilates the blood capillaries of the skin increasing the uptake of vital skin repairing nutrients and speeding the removal of harmful toxins. This improved circulation helps to moisturize your skin, improving skin texture and relieving dryness and itching.

Remember, this is the only body you're going to get. Take great care of it.